Portuguese–English dictionary

retouçar

(intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly. [from 1580s]

retraído

(psychology) Introverted; not inclined to interact with other people.

retrair

(transitive, obsolete) To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body; abduct. [Mid 16th century.]

retranca

(sailing) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.

retransmissão

A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver.

retratar

To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]

retrato

(countable) A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.

retrator

A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.

retrete

A toilet that uses water to flush urine and feces through a pipe to another location, typically a sewer main in urban settings or a septic tank elsewhere.

retribuição

Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.

retribuir

(figuratively) To avenge, to exact revenge.

retrô

Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.

retro-

Back or backward.

retroalimentação

(electronics, cybernetics, control theory, ) The part of an output signal that is looped back into the input to control or modify a system.

retroceder

(literally) To move backwards away from something.

retrocontagem

(astronautics) The acts of preparation carried out during this period.

retroescavadeira

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).

retroescavadora

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).

retrogosto

The persistence of the taste of something no longer present.

retrógrado

Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.

retropedalar

(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

retrosaria

Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.

retroseiro

A dealer in ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods.

retrospeção

The deliberate recall of past events

retrospecção

The deliberate recall of past events

retrospectivo

Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.

retrospecto

Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.

retrospetivo

Of, relating to, or contemplating the past.

retrovírus

(virology) Any of a group of viruses which insert a copy of their RNA genome into the DNA of a host cell, thus changing the genome of that cell.

retrucar

To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.

retumbar

To make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet.

réu

(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.

reumático

Resembling or relating to rheumatism.

reumatismo

(pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability.

reumatoide

(medicine, dated) Presenting analogies with rheumatism.

reumatologia

(medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints.

Reunião

An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France, located in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar.

reunidos

(collective) The people at such a gathering.

reunificação

The unification of something that was previously divided; used especially of a country.

reunir

(transitive) To gather together; amass.

reunir-se

(ergative) To gather as a group.

reusar

(transitive, figurative) To reuse as a whole.

reutilizável

Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing

revanche

A repeated contest staged between the same opponents or teams which played a previous contest.

revanchismo

The political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory.

revelação

(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.

revelador

A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.

revelar

(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.

revenda

Sale of something previously bought.

revender

To sell again.

reverb

(audio effects) An electronic effect which simulates echoes or reverberations in the sound signal being processed.

reverberação

An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.

reverência

A gesture, usually showing respect, made by inclining the head or bending forward at the waist; a reverence

reverenciar

(historical) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.

Reverendo

(Christianity) A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Christian clergy.

reversão

Return or reversion to a certain state.

reverso

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

reverter

(legal) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.

revertida

(Islam, due to the belief that all people are born Muslim) A convert to Islam.

revertido

(Islam, due to the belief that all people are born Muslim) A convert to Islam.

revés

A piece of misfortune; a setback. [from 16th c.]

revestimento

A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)

revestir

(transitive) To cover with a coating of some material.

revezamento

(athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions. [from 19th c.]

revigorante

Stimulating or invigorating.

revigorar

(transitive) To give new life, energy or strength to someone or something; to revitalize.

revirar

(transitive) To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.

revisão

A major repair, renovation, or revision.

revisar

(transitive, and, intransitive) To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.

revisionismo

(historiography) The advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events.

revisionista

Of or pertaining to revisionism.

revisor

(translation studies) A person who verifies the quality of a translated text in professional translation project management.

revista

A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.

revistar

(transitive) To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing.

revisto

(of a topic, attributive, postpositive) Redone, restored, brought back, or revisited.

revitalização

The process of revitalizing.

revivente

A supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.

revogar

(transitive, law) To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.[First attested in the early 16th century.]

revolta

(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.

revoltar

To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to flight.

revolução

Rotation: the turning of an object around an axis, one complete turn of an object during rotation.

revolucionar

(transitive) To radically or significantly change, as in a revolution. [1799]

revolucionária

A revolutionist; a person who revolts.

revolucionário

A revolutionist; a person who revolts.

revoluções por minuto

Initialism of revolutions per minute.

revólver

(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.

reza

(uncountable) A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.

rezador

One who prays.

rezadora

One who prays.

rezar

(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.

RG

A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.

ria

(geography) A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley. [from 19th c.]

riachinho

A small stream; a streamlet; a gill.

riacho

A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.

ribaldo

Coarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.

ribalta

The part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain.

ribanceira

A high, steep bank, for example by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.

ribeira

(hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.

ribombar

To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.

ribombo

A heavy, reverberatory sound.

rica

Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.

ricaço

(in the plural) A wealthy person.

ricamente

In a luxurious manner; full of majesty or expression:

Ricardo

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

riço

(uncountable) Moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc in the morning or evening, resulting in drops.

ricochete

An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.

ricochetear

To move rapidly back and forth.

ricota

A soft Italian unsalted whey cheese resembling cottage cheese.

ridiculamente

In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or extremely implausible.

ridicularizar

(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.

ridículo

Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.

rifa

A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.

rifar

(transitive, often with off) To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing.

riff

A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal.

rifle

A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.

rifte

A chasm or fissure.

Riga

The capital city of Latvia.

rigidamente

In a rigid manner; stiffly.

rigidez

The quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape

rígido

Stern, harsh and forbidding.

rigor

Higher level of difficulty.

rigoroso

Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.

rijo

(of an, object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.

ril

(music) The music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.

rilhar

(transitive) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.

rima

A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse.

rímel

A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes.

ringtone

The sound made by a telephone when ringing.

ringue

A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.

rino-

Of the nose.

rinoceronte

Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.

rinque

(ice hockey) The area where a game of ice hockey is played.

rio

A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.

ripa

A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.

ripador

An instrument with steel pins used to comb out flax or hemp. [from 15th c.]

ripar

(archaic) To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.

riqueza

Wealth.

riquixá

A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.

rir

(intransitive) To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.

risada

An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

risadinha

A high-pitched, silly laugh.

riscar

(transitive) To cross out something with lines etc.

risco

The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. [from 16th c.]

risco biológico

A biological hazard; a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.

risco do cabelo

(British) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.

risível

(now, rare) Fitted to excite laughter; humorous.

riso

An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.

risonho

That smiles or has a smile.

risos

A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the laughing face, particularly of the lips, and of the whole body, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs.

ríspido

With a rough texture; not smooth.